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Doctor Harold Shipman

With me, during my high-school-days, studied a little boy, His father was a doctor. This filled him with immense joy; At his constant demand, once to his dad's study I went, Seeing the skeleton, to my feelings, I gave vent; Inquired my friend; he said, oh, in syllables innocent, He is, (the entire city knows), my father's first patient...! Not less than ten you should kill to become a doctor half - This we say colloquially; But, what's a doctor-graph? How many servile souls should one kill to become full-fledged? Shouldn't be their operation-sword and shield double-edged? They might cut your internals to pieces; who could ask why? A good physician, all know, has ethics endlessly high...! My cousin is a renowned physician; we loved her much; Many babies and women, they said, had felt her soft touch; I do not know still, why she not treated my sister well, Her kidneys she did operate; why did things go to hell? She had no reason for us, when she clipped them together, One is dead-shrunk now; when will the time come for the other...? They operate eyes instead-of nose; hand instead-of legs; Visitor instead-of patient; just anesthetic-pegs; What if they dare to leave their operation-knife within? They have other knives; they'll operate; expose their win; Human body is not more than matters within a sack, Cut; stitch; if seen weak, dump like train-coaches gone out of track...! Doctor Harold Frederick's actions, hence, do not scare me, Psychopath might be! Lacking perhaps, some essential glee; Realization of sins? Feeling of shame? Gloom-future? His life seems to me just like his unconnected suture; In a world, where killing thousands, many blissfully thrive, (I am not justifying his acts) He could not survive...! 30 August 2022 Dr Harold shipman Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Joe Maverick

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Date: 9/3/2022 10:27:00 AM
A GREAT poem, Christuraj! Anesthetic peg...unconnected suture, so many powerful phrases. Congratulation on your win!
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 9/4/2022 7:11:00 AM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
Date: 9/3/2022 1:52:00 AM
We shouldn't make such sweeping condemnation of doctors ! As in all other professions, in the medical field too there are wolves in lamb's clothing like Shipman. But there are real angels who work hard to bring people back to life. Congratulations Chris on your first place win.
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Date: 9/4/2022 7:11:00 AM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!

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